Catamenial bandage



Dec. 29,1925 1,567,987

v H. E. WEIGHT cATmBNIAL BANDAGE Filed Dec. 13, 1923 Patented Dec. 29, 1925.

@UNITED STATES HARBY'EWA T WEIGHT, or PENARTH, WALES.

CATAMENIAL BANDAGE.

Application filed December 13, 1923. Serial No. 880,321. I

To all whom it may c0aoem:.

Be it known that I, HAnnYEwAn'r Yvnrorrr,

a subject of the King of Great- Britain and Ireland, residing at 35 Plymouth Road, Penarth, in the county of Glamorganshire, Wales, have invented an Improved Catamenial Bandage, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to an improved catamenial bandage and has for one of its objects to provide a bandage giving greater comfort and having increased facilities for cleanliness as compared with. known bandages, further objects being adaptability, safety,-efliciency and low cost.

The invention consists of a catamenial bandage comprising two endless supporting bands of elastic and nonabsorbent material of substantially circular cross section and comparatively large diameter adapted to be connected to a waist belt; a container of highly flexible elastic waterproof and nonabsorbent material connected to the support ing bands so as to form beads, said container being formed as part of a toroidal surface and having substantially semi-circular ends the width of one end being greater than the' width of the other end and the width of either end being greater'than the width at the middle, means of elastic and nonabsorbent character on the inner su face of the container for engaging with a pad ofabsorbent material, attaching means on the waist belt for engagement with the supporting bands andmeans adapted to allow of displacement of the attaching means.

Referring to the drawings, which form part of this specification, V

Figure 1 is a general view of the bandage associated with a waist belt.

Figure 2'is a plan view of the container.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section through the container taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a transverse. section through the container taken on the line l-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a plan view of a template employed for the parts which when united produce a container.

ing the edges 12 b of two piecesof comparatively thin unvulcanized rubber of the shape illustrated in Fig. 5 the joined pieces being vulcanized in a mould so as to result in a toroidal surface being imparted to the container a. In other words, the upper edge of the container is of undulatory formation, whereby the container is narrower at its middle than at its end portions. To slightly stifien the ends of the container a beads 0 0 may be applied before vulcanization is effected.

The endless supporting bands or loops d (Z are constructed of rubber tubing and are connected to the container a along the edges e e thereof so as to form beads for retaining the absorbent material definitely in place laterally, additional strength being obtained by the employment of patches 7 f f 7 towards each end of the connection. The relatively wide end portions formed by the undulatory side edges of the container form flaps which are folded over and are secured to the endless supporting bands and the intermediate portions of the side edges of the container conform to the curvature of the supporting bands. In practice satisfactory results are obtained with india rubber tubing of about A; of an inch in diameter.

To retain the absorbent material (not shown) in place a loop 9 is provided said loop consisting of a strip of rubber attached by its ends it h to the container a.

By the construction defined above it will readily be seen that a container adapted to properly engage with the human body is produced and that such container will notchafe the wearer or be easily displaced owing to the reduced width at a.

The waist belt 2' has the ordinary buckle 7' to enable its diameter to be adjusted as required; each side of the belt 2' has aplurality of button holes is, (in Fig. 1 of the drawing five button holes I? are shown on each side) a tab Zhaving a button m and abutton hole n being provided for each set of button holes 76. The provision of the plurality of button holes is on each side of the belt 11 enables the tabs Z Z to be positioned relative to the hips of the wearer so that the container at is firmly although elastically maintained in place when the loops d d, which respectively pass around the thighs, are engaged by the tabs Z l the buttons m m of which are passed through two of the button holes is k and the button holes n n.

Obviously, in the place of the loop or loops 9 a cap 01- caps may be provided.

I claim:

A catamenial bandage comprising two endless tubular supporting bands of elastic and non-absorbent material of substantially circular cross section and comparatively large diameter adapted to be connected to a Waist belt and an elongated container of elastic waterproof and non-absorbent material having a pair of side walls of undulatory formation at their upper edges whereby the container is of reduced width at the middle of its length and wide at its end portions, the wide end portions forming flaps which are folded over and secured to the supporting bands and the intermediate portions of the upper edges between the flaps conforming to the curvature of the supporting bands.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

HARRY EWART WEIGHT. 

